Mar 2019
Told to toughen up, told to stand strong
never bow under their words,
but realize that
s o c i e t y
is never on their side.
The younger
are scared of the
reality.
and when the world is stabbed
'people sure do bleed a lot'.
Told to run away, told to give in
never to try to win.
but realize that
o n eĀ Ā d a y
this battle will end.
never bow under their words,
but realize that
s o c i e t y
is never on their side.
The younger
are scared of the
reality.
and when the world is stabbed
'people sure do bleed a lot'.
Told to run away, told to give in
never to try to win.
but realize that
o n eĀ Ā d a y
this battle will end.
This poem relates to the novel in which it describes how Ponyboy and Johnny grew up in a place where society is against them and how Ponyboy knows that resistance is futile. Then how Johnny realizes that the end is inevitable and that eventually the will die. This destroys the lasting bits of innocence in the killing of Bob and taking a human life.
